Resilient tire



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RESILIENT TIRE. APPLIICAT ION FILED SEPT- 20 I920- miiag wfi. Patented June 21,1921

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I I I lnventer Clyde Silorse u Afiy c. s. MORSE.

RESILIENT TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-20, 1920.

Patented June 21, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 36 Inventer Clyde 5. Horse 6% By J Witness CLYDE, S. MGRSE, OF DE KALE, ILLINOIS, AS$IGNOR 0F FFICE.

ONE-HALF TO STELLA S.

JE IORSE, OF DE HALE, ILLINOIS.

RESILIEN '1 TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

Application filed September 20, 1920. Serial No. 411,532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE S. Monsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at De Kalb, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Resilient Tires, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in vehicle tires, and more particularly to the tires of automobiles and has for its principal object to provide a tire for vehicles which shall be simple in construction reliable and durable under all conditions of use and whose casing or tread portion shall be supported by resilient members and associated devices in such manner that its yielding and resilient quality will adapt it advantageously to take the place of a tire that is provided with an inner pneumatic tube in other words to furnish a puncture proof shock absorbing tire, having great strength, durability and the required resiliency, to be used in lieu of a pneumatic inner tube tire.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the filler or inner mechanism for the casing of the tire that said mechanism can be readily adapted to casings; or tires of different sizes. A still further object of the invention is to provide a resilient tire of such construction and arrangement of its parts that if desired the casing of an ordinary pneumatic tire, whether new or used, or of high or low grade material, may be employed as one of the elements of invention.

Other objects and advantages or the invention will be apparent from the following description and explanation.

The invention consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, combination and operation of the various parts thereof as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which serve to illustrate an embodiment of the in vention-- Figure 1 is a sectional View taken circumferentially through a portion of the rim and tire of a wheel illustrating the parts in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation 01 a portion of the flexible or expansible band which carries the supporting members for the tire casmg, showing coupling means for uniting the adjacent ends o1 said band.

Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof.

fig. 5 is a vies similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a modification in the construction of the casing supporting members.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing another modification'in the form of the casing supporting members, and

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 88 of Fig. 7 as indicated by the arrows.

Corresponding numerals designate like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive of the drawings, the tire casing is designated by the numeral 10, and may be of the ordinary or well known construction and material and adapted for en gagement with a rim 11 of any desired construction or type.

Located circumferentially within the easing 10 near its outer periphery and normally concentrically therewith, is a flexible or expansible band, which is designated. as a whole view taken on of reference by the numeral 12, and comprises a series of metal links 13, each of which is in the form substantially of a rectangular frame as shown in Fig. i of the drawings. The side members or rails or" each of the links 18 are united transversely at one of their ends by a cross-sectionally rounded connecting rod or bar 14, and at their other ends by a hooked or looped bar or member 15, the hook portion of the last named bar or member adapted to be interposed between the side members of the link adjacent thereto and to loosely engage the connecting bar is on said link to permit of pivoted movement or the thus joined links with respect to one another.

By this arrangement it is obvious that a chain or band of any desired length to fit within a tire casing of the requisite size 01' diameter can be readily provided, by hooking the members 15 on the members 14 of a sutficient number of the links.

therefor, and that their adjacent surfaces for the reception of In order to detachably couple or connect the ends of the flexible band 12, composed. of such links, it provide one of the end links 13, see Figs. 3 and i, at its end adjacent the other end link with a transversely disposed and concaved buttress 16 to engage the member 1d of th last named link. and pivotally secure one or its ends to the buttressed link and on the upper sur'iace thereof, a coupling-arm 17 which is provided near its other end with a transverse opening 18 to receive a locking pin 19 whic" is extended through transverse openings bosses 20 on the upper portion of the end link adjacent to the buttress i6. Ihis locking-pin 19 may be securely hold in place by a cotter-pin 21 located in a transverse op ing in the locking-pin 19 near one of its ends. lhus it will be understood that when a chain of links 13 been formed of a requisite length, a band to pro ierly fit within the tire-casing- 10, can be provided by simply uniting the end links by means of the coupling-aim l! and locking-pin l9 aid band will he flexible byreason of its jointed connections.

Each link of the band 152;, is provided a pair of spaced clamping-jaws or platcs which are segmental 1n shane and c end from or extend outwardly oi? the Y- transversely thereof end each aw or ole- 22 has an extension on each side 0 lin which extensions have their outer surfaces curved to coincide withthe arcs de scribed. by the jaws 22, and shown Figs. 2 and 8, project above or inwardly of the links to which they are fixedly secured or with which they are into liy In the construction shown in 1. the jaws 22 iorming pairs between which the hinges or the links located, are Vided with a series of depressions projections 25 on the opposed surfaces the webs 26 oi the rubber or resilient tre members 27 which are segmental in share and of suilicient size to extend at their beyondthe extensions 23 of the between which and the casing; the said in members are located.

is shown in different views ings. the web 26 of each of the tre hers is of less thickness than the member, and that by reason or this co. tion a pair of shoulders 28 on each member will be provided upon which outer portions of the jaws .22 will rest. 7 this arrangement, it is obvious that w the tread members are made of res'lie material, lateral, as well as radial suppor ing resiliency will be aiiorded to the clan-i1 ing jaws of the flexible or supporting band.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings is shown a modification in. the construction of the tread members, which consists in providi ,eee

' vided ing each of the webs 26 thereof with a series of spaced transverse openings in each of which is located a coil spring 29 which will nest at their ends in recesses 30 in the adjacent surfaces or the clamping jaws of the supporting band. in this modified construction the tread members may be made of metal or non-resilient material, or of resilient material, but when made oi nonresilient material. it is obvious that the springs 29 extending out of said openings and resting against the inner faces of said jaws will normally project the latter out oi? contact with the members 26 and will fun nish lateral. resiliency to the clamping jaws.

in Figs. 7 and is snown soother mod:- iication in the construction of the tread members, which consists in making the same of like construction and similar material as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. and above described, except that the webs 9 6 are proin their faces with concave grooves 31, to receive corresponding ribs .82 on the aljacent surfaces of the clamping jaws of the supporting band. 7

is manifest th t after the supporting bend and its associated members have been laced in th casing and the ends of. the l connected togef-Hner the casing will be ded thereby maintained in such on for use and that in the rotation he wheel. on which the tire is mountech sure will, he applied to the treal members in such a way that the hinges oi"- the links Or the will act as iulcrums "for the linlrs which in turn will ect'as levers for the cl mping jaws. thus causing them to coact w th the interposed tread members resiliency and-efficiency. As the t "id members are spaced from each other i apparent that air chambers l which will prevent undue 1 parts. By employing lire embodying my in.-

treat eiiiciency. du conomy will be us fully described the invencla as new and desire to sesile tire, combination of ,Jcular with a olnted band loportion. a clamping jawtransverse mounted on the on; each side or each joint thereof provioing a pair of snare jaws at each joint, a tread member interposed between the members of each d pairs of: jaws.

reediiy understood.

therein at distance from its outer 2. In a resilient tire, the combination with a circular casing, of a transversely jointed band located therein at a distance from its outer or tread portion, a clamping jaw havits outer edge rounded and transversely mounted on the band on each side of each joint thereof providing a pair of spaced jaws each joint, and a tread member interposed between and outwardly of the members of each of said pairs of said jaws.

3. In a resilient tire, the combination with a circular casing, of a transversely jointed band located therein at a distance from its outer or tread portion, a segmental clamping jaw transversely mounted on the band on each side of each joint thereof providing a pair of spaced jaws at each joint, and a segmental tread member having an inwardly extended web of less width than its base interposed between the members of each pair of said jaws, the base of each of said tread members being interposed between the outer surfaces of the jaws and the said casing.

d. In a resilient tire, the combination with a circular casing, of a transversely jointed band located therein at a distance from its outer or tread portion, a segmental clamping jaw transversely mounted on the band on each side of each joint thereof providing a pair of spaced jaws at each joint, and a segmental tread member interposed between and outwardly of the members of each of said pairs of jaws, that portion of each of said tread members interposed between the said jaws having resilient means to co-act with the latter.

5. In a resilient tire, the combination with a circular casing, of transversely jointed band located therein, a clamping jaw transversely mounted on the band on each side of each joint thereof providing a pair of spaced jaws at each joint, and a resilient tread member interposed between the members of each of said pairs of jaws.

6. In a resilient tire, the combination with a circular casing, of a transversely jointed band located therein, a segmental clamping jaw transversely mounted on the outer surface of the band on each side of each joint thereof providing a series of spaced jaws on the periphery of the band arranged with a pair of jaws at each joint, and a tread member interposed between the members of each of said pairs of jaws.

In a resilient tire, a transversely jointed band consisting of a plurality of sections hinged together at their ends and each section having on its outer surface a pair of transversely disposed and spaced clamping jaws, and a tread member interposed between the jaw near one end of one of said sections and the jaw near the adjacent end of the adjacent section throughout the series of sections.

8. In a resilient tire, a band consisting of a plurality of sections hinged together at their ends and each section having on its outer surface a pair of transversely disposed and spaced clamping jaws, and a tread member interposed between the jaw near one end of one of said sections and the jaw near the adjacent end of the adjacent section throughout the series of sections, the tread members and their respective clamping jaws having co-acting engaging means.

9. A supporting band for tire casings, consisting of a plurality of elongated frame like sections pivotally connected together at their ends and each section having on its outer surface a pair of transversely disposed segmental clamping jaws spaced from one another, and a segmental resilient tread member having an inwardly extended web of less width than its base interposed between the members of each pair of the clamping jaws located at the pivots of the sections, the base of each of said tread members being located outwardly of the outer surfaces of the pair of jaws between which its web is located.

10. A supporting band for tire casings,

. including a pair of sections pivotally connected at their adjacent ends and each having on its outer surface near its pivoted end a transversely disposed clamping jaw 11. A supporting band for tire casings, including a pair of sections pivotally connected at their adjacent ends and each having on its outer surface near its pivoted end a transversely disposed clamping jaw, and a tread member interposed between said jaws, the said member and jaws having on their adjacent surfaces co acting engaging means.

12. A supporting band for tire casings, including a pair of sections pivotally connected at their adjacent ends and each having on its outer surface near its pivoted end a transversely disposed clamping jaw, and a tread member interposed between said jaws.

CLYDE S. MORSE. 

